Wales' top medical expert says it is likely that the country is heading into another wave of coronavirus, but he is "hopeful" draconian restrictions will not need to be imposed. Dr Frank Atherton was speaking as concerns are rising about an increase in infection rates across the UK.
The latest figures published on Friday, June 17, show that there is a significant rise in cases in Wales and across the UK that that total figures remain at a low level compared to other points in the pandemic. Dr Atherton said this morning that the figures in Wales are "creeping up" and they were looking closely at rising infection rates in Portugal, after remaining low for several weeks and significant fall in rates.
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